Plataspidae
| Plataspidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Megacopta cribraria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Superfamily: | Pentatomoidea |
| Family: | Plataspidae Dallas, 1851[1] |
| Genera | |
|
> 60 genera | |
Coptosoma scutellatum on Onobrychis
Plataspidae (emended by some later authors as "Plataspididae", in violation of ICZN Code Article 29.5) are a family of shield bugs native to the Old World. One species, Megacopta cribraria, has recently become introduced and established in the southeastern United States, where it is a pest of soybeans.[2]
Genera
The genera include:
- Arefbea
- Brachyplatys
- Ceratocoris
- Coptosoma
- Libyaspis
- Megacopta
- Severiniella
References
- ↑ Dallas, W.S. (1851). Gray, J.E., ed. List of the specimens of hemipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 61.
- ↑ Dowdy, Sharon (November 10, 2009). "Bug found in Georgia a threat to soybeans?". Southeast Farm Press. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
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